The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-16
GENERAL NEWS.

CLEAR and cool.
VERY pleasant weather.
No BOATS leaving Today,
BUSINESS exceeding y dull.
THE river continues to fall.
The Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers are rising.
The Ed Fost ter left for st. Francis
river with good trip.
The Chirkasaw is the Wednesday
packet for White river.
FoUR boats are announced 10 leave
here tomorrow evening.
The PDt Eads and barges passed 10
Cairo early yesterday morning.
Tbs Uhas P. Choutasu is expected
to arrive Tuesday from New Orleans.
DURING the - hours ending at noon
yeste day the river here I'll inches.
CART. HARRY MATHRso ON, one Of the
pilots OF the Arkansas City, is in the city.
PIT w ID. Phillips IL in the Ma
riho. Hospital at Cairo, suffering with rheu-
matism.
THe Bnez, with a tow Of emply
barRe', will be due tomorrow from New
Orleans.
TBE ice is breakiog mp in all the
side sire rms and every indication points 10
big water soon.
The new steamer Teche, built by
tho llow,rds at JefsI sonville, is on her way
to Nea Otlotns.
The J. +, Walton, towing two emptv
barges, passed to the Ohio river ut O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
Tue Desoto, for this mort, and the
Guiding Star, for New Orleans, were 30
leave Cincinnati yesterday.
THE rivers remain frozen st Dlvsn.
port Dubuque, Keokut, La Crosse, Lsavon-
worth, Omaha and st. Paul.
Carr j. W. ALLEY yes ord " moved
his A ,at and barges IN the foot of Tres want
street, where he has erected a sand elevator.
The o tv Of Cairo srrived ste dty
morning and let last night for Vi'k burg
with $50 tons Of freight and good list Of
passengers.
The Raymond Horner ia due down
on her way 20 New Orleans with u tow Of
coal. she has four barges for Brown Jones
at this point.
The boats now laid MP here are the
Oh 'ckasaw, Dick CLYDE, Rene Mncready, Il.
W. Cole, Enquirer, I. II. Eckert, Gayoso
and viii S. Hays.
HE ut U rIutW''t'l blO tHlbF NutH-
peake, Capt. W. p. Hall, caves tomorrow
evening for Tiptouville and all IL termediato
landing n tn upper ooast. Mr.. John ID.
Fuller is chi clerk.
THE ice has all disappeared from the
har' or here and by tomorrow all tho local
packets viii have no umed their trips. The
levce will present very lively appearance
tomorrow, as four boats are announced 10
leave.
The Granite State left last night for
Ciucinuati with 1000 bales OF cotton. rs bar
rels of soap stock, 100 sacks Of meal, 100 tons
of railroad iron, 200 packages OF sundries
and fair list Of passengers.
The Ooahoma, in commard ri The
popular Capt. Henry Cooper, il the Leo
Line packet leaving tlmorrOw evening for
Gold Dust, 0sceola, Ashport and all way
findings on the upp5r Goa /. Me.ars. VIM.
Smther, sid Wheeler and Charles Leltwioh
are her clerks.
THE elegant steamer James Lee is
the regular packet leaving tomorrow even
ing for tie eva, Frilrs Point aud all bend
az plant ton la dings. Capt Ton Clag-
get com mands, with Nc srs VIM. Ashford,
Will Dar,agh. John Rhodes and Charles
Burr in the Office.
TIE popular sidewheel steamer X lie
Adams, of tho Adams United States Mail
Line, is the packet leav ng tomorrow even
log tor Helena, Terrene, Concord n, Arkan-
sa' City and Ill way la dings. Tho veteran
capt Mark Cheek commands, with Messrs.
VIM. Banker, Lon Hudson and Lew Price
in the Office.